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The Temple

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1954.66
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Art Institute of Chicago  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:probably cream discoloured to tan  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:several flecks of foul biting  
Print note:Scratches visible in lower portion of image in 1938.1937 have disappeared.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:Accompanied by a partial Albert Roullier label: 'Fine Arts Building / 414 S Michigan Boulevard' with the stock number 'E295'; the '295' crossed out and '52' written beneath it  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2340104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.